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Fortitude Lodge No. 6503 is on the register of the United Grand Lodge of
England.

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is pending approval by UGLE.

Fortitude History

Fortitude Lodge can trace its history back to St. Luke's Lodge
No. 144 as follows:

Fortitude Lodge No. 6503

Albert Duke of York Lodge No. 4970

Villiers
Lodge No. 1194

Rose of Denmark Lodge No. 975

Royal
Alfred Lodge No. 780

Zetland
Lodge No. 511

St.
Luke's Lodge No. 144

Fortitude Lodge No. 6503

Fortitude
Lodge was created on 4th June 1947 from another Lodge, Albert Duke of York,
which had a surplus of members.

Fortitude Lodge
celebrated its diamond jubilee in 2007 and now has its own proud
history. Fortitude is a sociable Lodge of like-minded people who
enjoy each other’s company, who appreciate the traditional
ceremonies, and who have fun together in raising money for charity.

Albert Duke of York Lodge No. 4970.

Albert Duke of York Lodge was created on 7th September 1927, the fifth of five Lodges created by Villiers Lodge No.
1194.

Our ‘mother’ Lodge has the
distinction of being named after Prince Albert, who later became King
George VI, and who presided over its first meeting.

The Lodge was named after the then
(Middlesex)
Provincial Grand Master, the Duke of York. A deputation was received by him and he not only approved the name but insisted that his own Christian name be added to give "Albert Duke of York Lodge". The Lodge proudly incorporates his coat of
arms into their Lodge crest.

Villiers Lodge No. 1194

Villiers Lodge was created on 5th September 1867 at the Northumberland Hotel, Isleworth, the first of five Lodges created by Rose of
Denmark
Lodge No. 975.

So named after the Villiers family. Victor, Earl of
Jersey (of the Villiers family) was one of the founders. He didn't take
office but later went on to be Provincial Grand Master of Oxfordshire.
Villiers Lodge was insturmental in seeing Middlesex becoming a Masonic
Province.

Rose of Denmark Lodge No. 975

Rose of Denmark Lodge was
the third of eight created by Royal Alfred Lodge No. 780.

Royal
Alfred Lodge No. 780

Royal Alfred Lodge was the third of six (or possibly seven) created by
Zetland Lodge No. 511.

Zetland Lodge No. 511

Zetland Lodge (originally No. 752) was created on 9th July 1845, the first
of
seven (or possibly eight) created by St. Luke's Lodge No. 144. So named
after the Earl of Zetland, the Grand Master at the time.

St. Luke's Lodge No. 144

St. Luke's Lodge was consecrated on 24th July 1765, in the reign of George
III.

Orininally known as Flask Lodge No. 345 as it used to meet at
the
Flask Tavern on the N.E. corner of Ebury Square near where the Chelsea
Barracks stood. For a time it was known as 'Duke's Lodge' as it was
then meeting in the Duke's Head Tavern. However, in 1768, only three
years after its foundation, it was dedicated to St Luke after St Luke's
Church Chelsea, now known as Old Chelsea Church.

Information above is believed to be correct as of April 2010. With grateful acknowledgement to "Masonic Lodges of Middlesex - Their Origins and Names" and UGLE's Lodge Family Tree Charts